Knightsbridge Chapel

Knightsbridge Chapel lasted until 1904.

Knightsbridge Chapel came into existence in association with the Leper Hospital there.
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Knightsbridge was classed as a hamlet rather than a village as it did not have a parish church of its own.

The Knightsbridge Chapel was eventually built in association with the Leper Hospital. By 1649 the chapel was ruinous but was rebuilt.

Being on the London boundary, a legal loophole allowed it to perform many (sham) marriages, these declining after the 1670s.

In 1859, a new 600-seat chapel was built but this was demolished in 1904.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

25 Park Lane 25 Park Lane was the London residence of Sir Philip Sassoon.

25 Park Lane

48 Belgrave Square 48 Belgrave Square was occupied for the same family for 170 years.

48 Belgrave Square

Halkin Hotel The Halkin (styled as The Halkin by COMO) is a 5-star hotel.

Halkin Hotel

Hyde Park Corner At the other end of Park Lane from Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner has struck terror into many a learner driver.

Hyde Park Corner

Parkside The northern stretch of Knightsbridge, extending westward from Hyde Park Corner, originally featured a row of houses called Parkside, constructed around 1600.

Parkside

Royal Artillery Memorial The Royal Artillery Memorial is a stone memorial at Hyde Park Corner, dedicated to the First World War casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

Royal Artillery Memorial

St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge is a Grade II* listed Anglican church.

St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge

The Berkeley The Berkeley is a five star deluxe hotel, located in Wilton Place.

The Berkeley

Wellington Arch Wellington Arch is located to the south of Hyde Park at the western corner of Green Park.

Wellington Arch

NEARBY STREETS

, SW3 Chevalier House is a block on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

, SW3

Achilles Way, W1K Achilles Way is named for the nearby Wellington as Achilles statue in Hyde Park (Hyde Park Corner)

Achilles Way, W1K

Albert Gate Court, SW1X Albert Gate Court can be found on Knightsbridge (Knightsbridge)

Albert Gate Court, SW1X

Albert Gate, SW1X Albert Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)

Albert Gate, SW1X

Ann’s Close, SW1X Ann’s Close is approached through an entrance under a building on Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)

Ann’s Close, SW1X

Basil Mansions, SW1X Basil Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Basil Mansions, SW1X

Basil Street, SW1X Basil Street is split into two by Hans Crescent (Knightsbridge)

Basil Street, SW1X

Beauford Gardens, SW3 Beauford Gardens is a location in London (Knightsbridge)

Beauford Gardens, SW3

Belgrave Mews North, SW1X Belgrave Mews North is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Belgravia)

Belgrave Mews North, SW1X

Belgrave Mews West, SW1X Belgrave Mews West is home to the Star Tavern, former rendezvous of the Great Train Robbers (Belgravia)

Belgrave Mews West, SW1X

Belgrave Square, SW1X Thomas Cubitt’s greatest achievement, Belgrave Square, is the grandest and largest of his squares, and is the centrepiece of Belgravia (Belgravia)

Belgrave Square, SW1X

Belgravia House, SW1X Belgravia House is a block on Halkin Place (Belgravia)

Belgravia House, SW1X

Bolebec House, SW1X Bolebec House is sited on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)

Bolebec House, SW1X

Bowater House, SW3 Residential block (Knightsbridge)

Bowater House, SW3

Bowland Yard, SW1X Bowland Yard is a gated address situated just off the northern end of Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)

Bowland Yard, SW1X

Bradbrook House, SW1X Bradbrook House is a block on Studio Place (Knightsbridge)

Bradbrook House, SW1X

Brompton Place, SW3 Brompton Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Brompton Place, SW3

Brompton Road, SW1X Brompton Road lies partly in Westminster and partly in Kensington and Chelsea (Knightsbridge)

Brompton Road, SW1X

Capeners Close, SW1X Capeners Close is a narrow, gated mews-style courtyard off Kinnerton Street (Belgravia)

Capeners Close, SW1X

Chapel Street, SW1X Chapel Street runs south-west to north-east from Belgrave Square to Grosvenor Place (Belgravia)

Chapel Street, SW1X

Chelsea House, SW1X Chelsea House is a block on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)

Chelsea House, SW1X

Collier House, SW3 Collier House is a block on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Collier House, SW3

Curzon Square, W1K Curzon Square is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Curzon Square, W1K

Duplex Ride, SW1X Duplex Ride is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)

Duplex Ride, SW1X

Edgo House, SW1X Edgo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Edgo House, SW1X

Forbes House, SW1X Forbes House is located on Halkin Street (Hyde Park Corner)

Forbes House, SW1X

Frederic Mews, SW1X Frederic Mews is a mews off Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)

Frederic Mews, SW1X

Greville House, SW1X Greville House is a block on Halkin Arcade (Belgravia)

Greville House, SW1X

Groom Place, SW1X Groom Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Groom Place, SW1X

Grosvenor Crescent Mews, SW1X Grosvenor Crescent Mews is a gated mews (Knightsbridge)

Grosvenor Crescent Mews, SW1X

Grosvenor Crescent, SW1X Grosvenor Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)

Grosvenor Crescent, SW1X

Halkin Arcade, SW1X Halkin Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Halkin Arcade, SW1X

Halkin Street, SW1X Halkin Street is named after a Grosvenor family property - Halkyn Castle in Wales (Belgravia)

Halkin Street, SW1X

Hans Crescent, SW1X Hans Crescent forms part of an area informally called Hans Town which dates back to the 18th century (Knightsbridge)

Hans Crescent, SW1X

Hans Road, SW3 Hans Road dates from the late eighteenth century (Knightsbridge)

Hans Road, SW3

Harriet Street, SW1X Harriet Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Harriet Street, SW1X

Harriet Walk, SW1X Harriet Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Harriet Walk, SW1X

Harrods Green, SW1X Harrods Green is a road in the HA8 postcode area (Knightsbridge)

Harrods Green, SW1X

Headfort Place, SW1X Headfort Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Headfort Place, SW1X

Herbert Crescent, SW1X Herbert Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)

Herbert Crescent, SW1X

Hugo House, SW1X Hugo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Hugo House, SW1X

Hyde Park Corner, W1J Hyde Park Corner is a major road junction at the southeastern corner of Hyde Park (Hyde Park Corner)

Hyde Park Corner, W1J

Hyde Parks Barracks, Hyde Parks Barracks lies within the postcode (Knightsbridge)

Hyde Parks Barracks,

Jefferson House, SW1X Jefferson House is a residential block on Basil Street (Knightsbridge)

Jefferson House, SW1X

Kinnerton Place North, SW1X Kinnerton Place North is a mews off Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)

Kinnerton Place North, SW1X

Kinnerton Place South, SW1X Kinnerton Place South is a mews off Kinnerton Street (Knightsbridge)

Kinnerton Place South, SW1X

Kinnerton Street, SW1X Kinnerton Street - a small winding street - was originally the service road for Wilton Place and Wilton Crescent. (Belgravia)

Kinnerton Street, SW1X

Kinnerton Yard, SW1X Kinnerton Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Kinnerton Yard, SW1X

Knightsbridge Court, SW1X Knightsbridge Court is a small alleyway off Sloane Street (Knightsbridge)

Knightsbridge Court, SW1X

Knightsbridge Court, SW3 Knightsbridge Court is a block on Pavilion Road (Knightsbridge)

Knightsbridge Court, SW3

Knightsbridge Green, SW1X Knightsbridge Green is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)

Knightsbridge Green, SW1X

Knightsbridge, SW1X Knightsbridge is a main thoroughfare running along the south side of Hyde Park (Knightsbridge)

Knightsbridge, SW1X

Knowsley House, SW1X Knowsley House can be found on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Knowsley House, SW1X

Lancelot Place, SW7 Lancelot Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Lancelot Place, SW7

Lanesborough Place, SW1X Lanesborough Place is a small street serving The Lanesborough Hotel (Hyde Park Corner)

Lanesborough Place, SW1X

Lovers’ Walk, W1K Lovers’ Walk is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Lovers’ Walk, W1K

Lowndes Square, SW1X Lowndes Square is named after the Secretary to the Treasury William Lowndes (Belgravia)

Lowndes Square, SW1X

Montpelier House, SW3 Montpelier House is located on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Montpelier House, SW3

Montpelier Mews, SW7 Montpelier Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Montpelier Mews, SW7

Montpelier Street, SW3 Montpelier Street runs north off of Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Montpelier Street, SW3

Montpelier Street, SW7 Montpelier Street is a location in London (Knightsbridge)

Montpelier Street, SW7

Montrose House, SW1X Montrose House is a block on Headfort Place (Belgravia)

Montrose House, SW1X

Montrose Place, SW1X Montrose Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Montrose Place, SW1X

Moreau House, SW3 Moreau House is sited on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Moreau House, SW3

Motcomb House, SW1X Motcomb House can be found on Motcomb Street (Belgravia)

Motcomb House, SW1X

Motcomb Street, SW1X Motcomb Street is a now pedestrianised street in Belgravia (Belgravia)

Motcomb Street, SW1X

New Ride, SW1X New Ride is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)

New Ride, SW1X

Old Barrack Yard, SW1X Old Barrack Yard is a narrow street of terraced cottages (Knightsbridge)

Old Barrack Yard, SW1X

Park Close, SW1X Park Close is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)

Park Close, SW1X

Park Mansions, SW1X Park Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)

Park Mansions, SW1X

Pembroke Close, SW1X Pembroke Close is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Hyde Park Corner)

Pembroke Close, SW1X

Pembroke Mews North, SW1X Pembroke Mews North is the former name of an extension to the current Pembroke Close (Hyde Park Corner)

Pembroke Mews North, SW1X

Peninsular Tower, SW1X Peninsular Tower is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Peninsular Tower, SW1X

Princes Court, SW3 Princes Court is a block on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Princes Court, SW3

Queen’s Gardens, SW1X Queen’s Gardens was developed in about 1768–70 (Knightsbridge)

Queen’s Gardens, SW1X

Raphael Street, SW7 Raphael Street was laid out by Lewis Raphael who bought it from former owner Durs Egg’s heirs in 1838 (Knightsbridge)

Raphael Street, SW7

Relton Mews, SW7 Relton Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Relton Mews, SW7

Richmond Court, SW1X Richmond Court is a block on Sloane Street (Knightsbridge)

Richmond Court, SW1X

Rotten Row, SW1X Rotten Row is a corruption of route du roi (Knightsbridge)

Rotten Row, SW1X

Rutland House, SW7 Rutland House is a block on Rutland Gardens (Knightsbridge)

Rutland House, SW7

Seaford House, SW1X Seaford House is a block on Belgrave Square (Belgravia)

Seaford House, SW1X

Shelton House, SW1X Shelton House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Shelton House, SW1X

Sloane Street, SW1X Sloane Street runs north to south, from Knightsbridge to Sloane Square, taking its name from Sir Hans Sloane, who purchased the surrounding area in 1712 (Belgravia)

Sloane Street, SW1X

South Carriage Drive, SW1X South Carriage Drive is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)

South Carriage Drive, SW1X

Stackhouse Street, SW1X Stackhouse Street is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)

Stackhouse Street, SW1X

Studio Place, SW1X Studio Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)

Studio Place, SW1X

Thorburn House, SW1X Thorburn House is a block on William Mews (Belgravia)

Thorburn House, SW1X

Trevor Place, SW7 Trevor Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Trevor Place, SW7

Trevor Square, SW7 Trevor Square is a historic private garden square in Knightsbridge (Knightsbridge)

Trevor Square, SW7

Trevor Street, SW7 Trevor Street is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Knightsbridge)

Trevor Street, SW7

Trevor Walk, SW7 Trevor Walk is a location in London (Knightsbridge)

Trevor Walk, SW7

Upper Belgrave Street, SW1X Upper Belgrave Street was constructed in the 1840s to connect Belgrave Square with the King’s Road (Belgravia)

Upper Belgrave Street, SW1X

Walkway, SW7 Walkway is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Knightsbridge)

Walkway, SW7

Walton Place, SW3 Walton Place is a location in London (Knightsbridge)

Walton Place, SW3

Wellington Court, SW1X Wellington Court is located on Knightsbridge (Knightsbridge)

Wellington Court, SW1X

West Halkin Street, SW1X West Halkin Street is named after Halkyn Castle, originally a Grosvenor family property in Flintshire, Wales (Belgravia)

West Halkin Street, SW1X

Whaddon House, SW1X Whaddon House is a block on William Mews (Belgravia)

Whaddon House, SW1X

William Mews, SW1X William Mews is a partially redeveloped, private Mews off Lowndes Square (Knightsbridge)

William Mews, SW1X

William Street, SW1X William Street is named after William Lowndes of the local landowning Lowndes family (Knightsbridge)

William Street, SW1X

Wilton Crescent, SW1X Wilton Crescent is notable for its affluent and politically important list of residents, present and historic (Belgravia)

Wilton Crescent, SW1X

Wilton Place, SW1X Wilton Place was built in 1825 to connect Belgravia with Knightsbridge. (Knightsbridge)

Wilton Place, SW1X

Wilton Row, SW1X Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton was the second son of Robert Grosvenor, the local landowner (Knightsbridge)

Wilton Row, SW1X

Wilton Terrace, SW1X Wilton Terrace ultimately commemorates local landowners the Grosvenors (titled Viscounts Belgrave) (Belgravia)

Wilton Terrace, SW1X

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